Music Bit Rate Q

[Wulfenite]

What speed do you guys burn music on the computer at?

Most of the stuff I've done has been at 64kbps. If you're just listening over a pedestrian set of earphones is there much difference in the quality.

Also, is it just me, or do you loose a lot of base response on the computer. It seems to me like with the same song and same headphones there's less base when played through the computer than through a regular stereo CD player.

[podwich]

192 kbps MP3. Disk space is cheap and I can't stand the low bitrate sound.

[RenegadeGlocker]

128. As you point out, I am just playing back through PC speakers or cheap headphones on an airplane.

[Medpilot 2]

I've read that it's the higher frequencies that start to degrade with the lower bit rates.

Personally I rip all my music at 192kbps and above.

Like podwich said, disk space is cheap. :)

[Halo]

Typically I use a variable bit rate biased towards higher quality. It will give you an overall bitrate somewhere around 128kbps.

[chevrofreak]

128kbps and 44,100hz minimum optimal for low disk space

192kbps and 44,100hz prefered optimal for a compromise, but not much of a compromise as it sounds great

320kbps and 48,000hz optimal for quality

[Willard]

I usually rip using a variable bit rate, with the MINIMUM set at 192. Seems to work well for me.

[troyboy30]

320

[Wulfenite]

I'm suprised I havent injured myself listening to 64k rips.

[RaiderRodney]

192 for me too ;)

[klmmicro]

I rip everything at 192 except for classical. That I rip at 320 for near CD quality.

[NJ3]

Originally posted by troyboy30
320

I rip all mine at 320 also. ;f

[J Todd]

192kbps. Anything below that and I get fatigued easily.

[SamBuca]

It's not the bitrate that matters. It's the encoder and the format.